Introduction by Croakey: Australia has just a decade to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that were agreed in the 2015 United Nations commitment to “end poverty, protect the pl... Read more
Western Australian health groups are calling on the State Government to put an end to junk food advertising on public transport, billboards and sporting venues. As the ABC reported today, th... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Global health specialists have been warning for decades that we were at risk of a devastating global pandemic and would likely fail to manage it. Now here we are liv... Read more
Our experience with COVID-19 is highlighting the urgent need to do much more to prevent chronic diseases, according to Emma Lonsdale, Executive Officer, Australian Chronic Disease Prevention... Read more
The United Kingdom’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely critiqued and even Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that it could have been handled “different... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Last week,... Read more
In her latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell reports on the latest developments in coronavirus research, the pandemic’s implications for people with HIV/AIDS and wider g... Read more
Ainslie Sartori, Kelly Kennington and Melissa Ledger write: We have already seen how the alcohol industry has been able to shift its marketing tactics to focus on the current pandemic at bre... Read more
In her latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell looks at coronavirus issues, including the impact of obesity, Italian insights on asymptomatic infection, concern about what is ha... Read more
Gary Sacks, Christina Zorbas and Kathryn Backholer write: This year’s Australian of the Year, Dr James Muecke, is an eye specialist with a clear vision. He wants to change the way the world... Read more
